Dispensing spout



y 1951 A. BROOKE ET AL 2,554,007

DISPENSING SPOUT Filed 'Dec. 3, 1947 INVENTORS I 1 1 BY fl 1 I I 7ATTORNEYS.

v i atented May 22,

DISPENSING sPoU'r' Albert Brooke and William M. Naumann,

, Staten Island, N. Y.

Application December 3, 1947, Serial No. 789,486

This invention relates to a removable dispensing spout designed for usein connection preferably with containers constructed of heavy cardboardmaterial, and which are now used in packaging granular substances, suchas powdered soaps or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a, removabledispensing spout of this character which may be readily and easilypositioned and securely held by engagement with the walls 1 Claim. (01.222-425) walls having their lower edges inclined upwardly towards therear end of the spout. Formed integral with the body portion anddisposed in of the container, adjacent to the discharge opening of thecontainer, the spout having a discharge opening adapted to register withthe discharge opening of the container to permit the contents of thecontainer to be poured therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pouring spout which isso constructed that it provides a chamber into which the granularmaterial being dispensed may be delivered, to the end that measuredquantities of the granular material may be dispensed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure l is a front elevational view of apouring spout constructed in accordance with the .in vention, aspositioned over the edge of a box containing granular material, thespout being positioned directly over the pouring opening of thecontainer.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental plan view of the pouring spout.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the pouring spout comprises anelongated body portion 5 which has a forward bulged end portion 6 andouter side Walls 1. The portion of the forward end of the body portionindicated at 8, provides the front wall of the spout which fits againstthe front wall of the container on which the spout is positioned. Theouter side walls I, extend rearwardly from the side edges of this frontWall 8, and are formed integral therewith, the outer side spacedrelation with the outer side walls "I, are inner Walls 9 which havetheir free edges spaced appreciable distances from the side walls "I,while the opposite edges thereof are in such spaced relation withrespect to/the outer walls I, that the side walls I0 of the containerwith which the spout is used, may fit therebetween in close engagementwith the spaced walls.

The forward edges of the inner walls 9 are connected by the verticalwall H, which is also inclined inwardly from the upper edge thereof, tofit over the front wall |2 of the container with which the spout isused. Due to this construction it will be seen that when the spout hasbeen properly positioned over the discharge opening of the containerwith which the spout is used, the spout will be securely held inposition against accidental displacement.

The spout also includes a horizontal wall l3 which is spaced from thetop H of the spout, the rear ends of the walls I3 and I4 being spacedapart so that they will accommodate the top wall I5 of the container, asshown by Fig. 3 of the drawing.

As clearly shown by Fig. 4 of the drawing, the horizontal wall l3, aswell as the walls H and I2, are provided with cut out portions that arecompetely housed by the spout, and through which the granular materialfrom the container is poured for use, the openings referred to, beingindicated by reference characters It and I! respectively.

The forward bulged end of the spout is formed with an elongated opening,the edges thereof being grooved as at IS, in which the ribs IQ of theclosure 20 operate, there being provided a finger piece 2|, whereby theclosure 20 may be conveniently moved to its open or closed position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, we have provided a pouring spout for use in connectionwith the usual cardboard containers in which granular substances such assoap powders or the like are packaged, the spout affording means wherebythe material in the package may be dispensed and protected avoidingwaste, due to spilling the contents of the container when pouring, ordeterioration when the container is stored away and not in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A pouring spout for pouring granular material 3 from containers havingdischarge openings, comprising a body portion, substantially Wide spacedouter and inner flanges depending from the side edges of the bodyportion, said flanges diverging towards the free edges thereof providinga wedge- 5 shaped space in which the edges of the Walls of the dischargeopening are held, securing the pouring spout to the container, saidpouring spout having abulged'end disposed over the discharge openingofthe container providing a compartment in which material is poured fromthe container, said bulged portion of the pouring spout having adischarge opening spaced below the discharge opening of the container,and a closure controlling the passage of material from -the pouringspout.

ALBERT BROOKE. I WILLIAM M. 'NAUMANN.

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